World Cup History
This legendary Brazilian forward won the FIFA World Cup three times, in 1958, 1962, and 1970.
Who is Pelé?
If a shirt costs $40 and is 25% off, this is its sale price.
What is $30?
There are 5 birds sitting on a fence. A hunter shoots one. This is how many birds are left sitting on the fence.
What is 0?
This novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald is set during the Jazz Age and centers on the mysterious Jay Gatsby.
What is The Great Gatsby?
Several families compete for control of a kingdom while a supernatural threat grows.
What is Game of Thrones?
This Argentine captain scored the infamous “Hand of God” goal and "The Goal of the Century" against England at the 1986 World Cup.
Who is Diego Maradona?
A right triangle has legs of 6 and 8. This is the length of its hypotenuse.
What is 10?
A clock takes 5 seconds to strike 6 o’clock. Assuming the strikes are evenly spaced, this is how long it takes to strike 12 o’clock.
What is 11 seconds?
This Greek epic centers on the King of Ithaca's return home after the Trojan War, including encounters with the Cyclops and Circe.
What is The Odyssey?
A group of people travel across a dangerous land to destroy a powerful object.
What is The Lord of the Rings?
This nation reached three consecutive World Cup finals from 1982 to 1990, winning the tournament in 1982 and 1990.
What is West Germany?
This is the equation for a line in slope-intercept form.
What is y=mx+b?
On an island, knights always tell the truth and knaves always lie. A says, “B is a knave.” B says, “C is a knave.” C says, “A and B are the same type.” This is the identity of the only knight.
Who is B?
This novel by George Orwell depicts a dystopian society ruled by Big Brother and introduces the concept of “Newspeak.”
What is 1984?
A group of people travel to another world and become involved in a struggle between different kingdoms.
What are The Chronicles of Narnia?
This nation was considered one of the strongest teams at the 1974 World Cup, but West Germany defeated it 1–0 in the famous waterlogged “Match on Water” in Frankfurt, preventing it from reaching the final.
What is Poland?
This is the next number in the sequence: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ___
What is 42?
A man has two doors in front of him. One leads to freedom and one to danger. One guard always lies and the other always tells the truth. You may ask one guard one question to determine the correct door. This is the question you should ask.
What is “Which door would the other guard say leads to freedom?” and then choose the opposite door?
This novel by Homer tells the story of the Trojan War and focuses heavily on the Greek warrior Achilles.
A man discovers that the events surrounding his life are connected to a much larger plan involving people he has never met.
What is The Truman Show?
This Asian nation stunned Italy 1–0 in the 1966 World Cup to reach the quarterfinals, where it famously took a 3–0 lead over Portugal before losing 5–3.
What is North Korea?
A two-digit number has digits that add to 11. Reversing the digits of the number increases the number by 27. This is the original number.
What is 47?
A prisoner is told that he may make one statement. If the statement is true, he will be shot; if it is false, he will be hanged. This is the type of statement that creates a logical contradiction and prevents either punishment.
What is "I will be hanged"?
This Japanese work, written by Murasaki Shikibu around the early 11th century, is often considered one of the world's earliest novels.
What is The Tale of Genji?
Several people with different relationships to the same event tell parts of a story that only become clear when their experiences are combined.
What is Pulp Fiction?